def read_handle(url, cache=None, mode="rb"):
    """Read from any URL with a file handle.

    Use this to get a handle to a file rather than eagerly load the data:

    ```
    with read_handle(url) as handle:
    result = something.load(handle)

    result.do_something()

    ```

    When program execution leaves this `with` block, the handle will be closed
    automatically.

    Args:
        url: a URL including scheme or a local path
    Returns:
        A file handle to the specified resource if it could be reached.
        The handle will be closed automatically once execution leaves this context.
    """
    scheme = urlparse(url).scheme

    if cache == 'purge':
        _purge_cached(url)
        cache = None

    if _is_remote(scheme) and cache is None:
        cache = True
        log.debug("Cache not specified, enabling because resource is remote.")

    if cache:
        handle = _read_and_cache(url, mode=mode)
    else:
        if scheme in ("http", "https"):
            handle = _handle_web_url(url, mode=mode)
        elif scheme in ("gs"):
            handle = _handle_gfile(url, mode=mode)
        else:
            handle = open(url, mode=mode)

    yield handle
    handle.close()