execv giving a Fatal Error (11)

[Rajarshi Guha]

Hi,
  I have a small python script which uses PyGTK. In one of the call backs  
I do:

os.execv('/usr/bin/emacs',[])

But as a result I get:

Fatal error (11).Segmentation fault

This occurs even when I run a script that contains the os.exev(...) as the 
only command.

Does anybody know why this happens? Is there any other way I can implement 
this?

TIA,
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