mswkt = '''GEOGCS["PZ-90",DATUM["Parametry_Zemli_1990",SPHEROID["PZ-90",6378136,298.257839303,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7054"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6740"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4740"]]''' m = mapObj('') m.setWKTProjection(mswkt) lyr = layerObj(m) lyr.setWKTProjection(mswkt)