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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def check_create_folder(folder_path):
 """ Check whether a folder exists, if not the folder is created. :param folder_path: Path to the folder :type folder_path: String :returns: (String) the path to the folder """

    if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
        os.makedirs(folder_path)

    return folder_path