diff -Nru dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu2/debian/changelog dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu3/debian/changelog
--- dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2008-11-10 16:59:49.000000000 -0400
+++ dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu3/debian/changelog	2008-11-14 10:34:16.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+dput (0.9.2.35ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low
+
+  * sftp.py: import bzrlib.transport inside the upload method so that dput will
+    not error out when bzrlib.transport is not available but the user isn't
+    using the sftp transport anyhow. (LP: #297851)
+
+ -- Cody A.W. Somerville <cody.somerville@canonical.com>  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:30:01 -0400
+
 dput (0.9.2.35ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low
 
   * sftp.py: Actually use the specified login name to 
diff -Nru /tmp/DmE6Vjmwsi/dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu2/sftp.py /tmp/VQ5cgrF8Ox/dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu3/sftp.py
--- dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu2/sftp.py	2008-11-10 16:59:49.000000000 -0400
+++ dput-0.9.2.35ubuntu3/sftp.py	2008-11-14 10:26:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 import os, sys
 
-try:
-    import bzrlib.transport
-except Exception, e:
-    print "E: bzrlib must be installed to use sftp transport."
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 def upload(fqdn, login, incoming, files, debug, compress, progress=0):
+    try:
+        import bzrlib.transport
+    except Exception, e:
+        print "E: bzrlib must be installed to use sftp transport."
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
     if not login or login == '*':
         login = os.getenv("USER")