How do I prove that this is homeomorphic to Klein Bottle?

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My professor is teaching quotient space recently and he gives very informal arguments (drawing diagrams, arrows and stuff). I think he wants students to get familiar with quotient spaces and visualize them.

This is the definition of Projective plane:

Set $x\sim x$ and $x\sim -x$ for all $x\in S^2$

Then, $\sim$ is an equivalence relation on $S^2$.

Then $P^2$ is defined as $S^2/\sim$.

Then, he gave us an assignment that is:

Let $D_1,D_2$ be open disks in $P^2$.

Paste the boundaries of $P^2\setminus D_1$ and $P^2\setminus D_2$ and call it $V$ (That is, set them a equivalence relation)

Then, $V$ is homeomorphic to the Klein Bottle.

How do I show this?

FYI, my professor define the Klein Bottle as the quotient space of $X$ where the equivalence relation is given by $(0,t)\sim (1,t)$ and $(t,0)\sim(1-t,1)$.