from pathlib import Path


def create_non_existent_folder(folder_path):
    """Create a folder if it does not exist yet.

    Parameters
    ----------
    folder_path : Path
        Path of folder to verify/create.

    Returns
    -------
    Path
        Path of verified/created folder.
    """
    # Normalize input path and attempt to create folder. If it already
    # exists, do nothing.
    folder_path = Path(folder_path)
    try:
        folder_path.mkdir()
        print(str(folder_path), 'folder created')
        return folder_path
    except FileExistsError:
        return folder_path