import time
import traceback
-import paramiko
+try:
+ import paramiko
+except ImportError:
+ print >> sys.stderr, \
+ ("The \"paramiko\" module could not be imported. Install it from your"
+ " distribution's repository. The package is usually named"
+ " \"python-paramiko\".")
+ sys.exit(1)
REMOTE_PATH_BASE = "/tmp/listrunner"