code: def deactivate_object(brain_or_object):
      
      obj = get_object(brain_or_object)
      # we do not want to delete the site root!
      if is_root(obj):
          fail(401, "Deactivating the Portal is not allowed")
      try:
          do_transition_for(brain_or_object, "deactivate")
      except Unauthorized:
          fail(401, "Not allowed to deactivate object '%s'" % obj.getId())
docs: Deactivate the given object
  
      :param brain_or_object: A single catalog brain or content object
      :type brain_or_object: ATContentType/DexterityContentType/CatalogBrain
      :returns: Nothing
      :rtype: None