mswkt = '''PROJCS["RSRGD2000 / RSPS2000",GEOGCS["RSRGD2000",DATUM["Ross_Sea_Region_Geodetic_Datum_2000",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4764"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-90],PARAMETER["central_meridian",180],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.994],PARAMETER["false_easting",5000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",1000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5482"]]''' m = mapObj('') m.setWKTProjection(mswkt) lyr = layerObj(m) lyr.setWKTProjection(mswkt)