import requests


def is_accessible(url: str) -> bool:
    """
    Checks if the given URL is accessible.

    This function attempts to get the content at the location - avoid pointing to the location of a huge file!
    :param url: the URL to check
    :return: whether the given URL is accessible
    """
    try:
        return requests.get(url).status_code == requests.codes.ok
    except Exception:
        return False