diff --git a/chapter08/python.xml b/chapter08/python.xml
index 75f18945f..ebda61181 100644
--- a/chapter08/python.xml
+++ b/chapter08/python.xml
@@ -162,21 +162,21 @@ EOF
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version;/html
 
-tar --no-same-owner \
-    -xvf ../python-&python-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2
-cp -R --no-preserve=mode python-&python-version;-docs-html/* \
-    /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version;/html</userinput></screen>
+tar --strip-components=1  \
+    --no-same-owner       \
+    --no-same-permissions \
+    -C /usr/share/doc/python-&python-version;/html \
+    -xvf ../python-&python-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the documentation install commands:</title>
 
     <varlistentry>
-      <term><option>--no-same-owner</option> (tar) and <option>--no-preserve=mode</option> (cp)</term>
+      <term><option>--no-same-owner</option> and <option>--no-same-permissions</option></term>
       <listitem>
         <para>Ensure the installed files have the correct ownership and
         permissions.  Without these options, <application>tar</application>
-        will install the package files with the upstream creator's values
-        and files would have restrictive permissions.
+        will install the package files with the upstream creator's values.
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>