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How to prove some identities about infinite product?

Recently , I read one paper titled Modular equations and approximations to π by Ramanujan, in which there are some formulas for $q=\pi i \tau$( where $\tau=x+yi, y>0$, hence $|q|<1)$ :

$$\prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1+q^{2n-1}\right)=2^{\frac{1}{6}} q^{\frac{1}{24}}(kk')^{-\frac{1}{12}} ~~~ (1)$$

and $$ \prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1-q^{2n-1}\right)= 2^{\frac{1}{6}} q^{\frac{1}{24}}k^{-\frac{1}{12}}k'^{\frac{1}{6}} ~~~~(2)$$

where $k=k(\tau)$ is the Jacobi modulus, $k^2(\tau)=\lambda(\tau)$, the elliptic modular functin, and $k'=\sqrt{1-k^2}.$

The following result can be calculated by Mathematica: $$\left(1+e^{-\pi }\right)\left(1+e^{-3 \pi }\right)\left(1+e^{-5 \pi }\right) \cdots=2^{\frac{1}{4}} e^{-\pi / 24}.$$

But I do not know how to prove these formulas (1) and (2). I would appreciate if someone could give some suggestions.

Jacob.Z.Lee
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