Fixing 2 Factor Authentication for Google Talk in Pidgin

After noticing that my contact list in Pidgin was a lot shorter than usual, I figured out that I wasn’t connecting to Google Talk anymore.

Some where along the line, I forgot to update my Pidgin account settings for 2 factor authentication .  Wasn’t super clear how to do that, but SuperUser set me straight:

Connecting Adium to Google Talk with a 2-factor authentication account isn’t working – Super User.