def get_hash(self, handle):
        """
        Get the associated hash for the given handle, the hash file must
        exist (``handle + '.hash'``).

        Args:
            handle (str): Path to the template to get the hash from

        Returns:
            str: Hash for the given handle
        """
        response = self.open_url(url=handle, suffix='.hash')
        try:
            return response.read()
        finally:
            response.close()