I am always using the development Version (so called Tip Version) of pyload.
But i didn't install Pyload via the .deb file provided, i did it the manual way, installing all dependencies mentioned in the pyload wiki by hand, then unzipping pyload to /usr/share/pyload and controlling it via a modified Version of the init script found here
http://www.dermute.de/227-debian-als-download-center-pyload-transmission
My modified script which also allows an update can be found here
http://pastebin.com/LNUycTuX
Its also important that you have screen installed.