Fix TypeError in deploy.py for Python 3.9 compatibility

[Praxxav]

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[shivam-singhal]

@Praxxav can you rebase this on top of main, and then tag me? i'll merge it in then

[Praxxav]

@shivam-singhal Rebased on main

[Praxxav]

@amrutha97 please review the def deploy and merge