ethereum / ethereum/populus

Docs: deploy.rst is very out of date

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### What was wrong?
I tried following the docs for deployment [here](http://populus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/deploy.html#id3) and in particular I get an error for trying to use the `get_contract_factory()` method of the `Chain` class:

```python
Token = chain.get_contract_factory('Token')
AttributeError: 'TestnetChain' object has no attribute 'get_contract_factory'
```

I'm trying to find the right method to use from trawling the code, but in the mean time let this serve as a placeholder that the deployment doc is very out of date

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Start with the deployment documentation at deploy.rst and compare its get_contract_factory() example with the current Chain API in the code. Identify the supported deployment method, update the outdated instructions, and verify that the documented example no longer raises the reported AttributeError.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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