diff --git a/ubelt/util_path.py b/ubelt/util_path.py
index c028ba2..5241209 100644
--- a/ubelt/util_path.py
+++ b/ubelt/util_path.py
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ def ensuredir(dpath, mode=0o1777, verbose=None, recreate=False):
         >>> assert exists(dpath)
         >>> os.rmdir(dpath)
     """
-    if verbose is None:  # nocover
+    if verbose is None:
         verbose = 0
-    if isinstance(dpath, (list, tuple)):  # nocover
+    if isinstance(dpath, (list, tuple)):
         dpath = join(*dpath)
 
     if recreate:
@@ -301,15 +301,15 @@ def ensuredir(dpath, mode=0o1777, verbose=None, recreate=False):
         ub.delete(dpath, verbose=verbose)
 
     if not exists(dpath):
-        if verbose:  # nocover
-            print('Ensuring new directory (%r)' % dpath)
+        if verbose:
+            print('Ensuring directory (creating {!r})'.format(dpath))
         if sys.version_info.major == 2:  # nocover
             os.makedirs(normpath(dpath), mode=mode)
         else:
             os.makedirs(normpath(dpath), mode=mode, exist_ok=True)
     else:
-        if verbose:  # nocover
-            print('Ensuring existing directory (%r)' % dpath)
+        if verbose:
+            print('Ensuring directory (existing {!r})'.format(dpath))
     return dpath
 
 

Request: ensure director verbose mentions if it created a new directory
It would be nice if the verbose mode actually said something like 
Ensuring directory ('...') status: existing
Ensuring directory ('...') status: creating

Maybe have a second verbose level if you want to maintain the original way.  
diff --git a/tests/test_path.py b/tests/test_path.py
index 49ea0c8..fafadd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/tests/test_path.py
@@ -55,8 +55,31 @@ def test_augpath_dpath():
 
 
 def test_ensuredir_recreate():
-    ub.ensuredir('foo', recreate=True)
-    ub.ensuredir('foo/bar')
-    assert exists('foo/bar')
-    ub.ensuredir('foo', recreate=True)
-    assert not exists('foo/bar')
+    base = ub.ensure_app_cache_dir('ubelt/tests')
+    folder = join(base, 'foo')
+    member = join(folder, 'bar')
+    ub.ensuredir(folder, recreate=True)
+    ub.ensuredir(member)
+    assert exists(member)
+    ub.ensuredir(folder, recreate=True)
+    assert not exists(member)
+
+
+def test_ensuredir_verbosity():
+    base = ub.ensure_app_cache_dir('ubelt/tests')
+
+    with ub.CaptureStdout() as cap:
+        ub.ensuredir(join(base, 'foo'), verbose=0)
+    assert cap.text == ''
+    # None defaults to verbose=0
+    with ub.CaptureStdout() as cap:
+        ub.ensuredir((base, 'foo'), verbose=None)
+    assert cap.text == ''
+
+    ub.delete(join(base, 'foo'))
+    with ub.CaptureStdout() as cap:
+        ub.ensuredir(join(base, 'foo'), verbose=1)
+    assert 'creating' in cap.text
+    with ub.CaptureStdout() as cap:
+        ub.ensuredir(join(base, 'foo'), verbose=1)
+    assert 'existing' in cap.text

pip install -e .[all]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest
3.6
requirements/runtime.txt requirements/tests.txt requirements/optional.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
attrs==22.2.0
certifi==2021.5.30
charset-normalizer==2.0.12
codecov==2.1.13
coverage==6.2
idna==3.10
importlib-metadata==4.8.3
iniconfig==1.1.1
numpy==1.19.5
ordered-set==4.0.2
packaging==21.3
pluggy==1.0.0
progiter==2.0.0
py==1.11.0
Pygments==2.14.0
pyparsing==3.1.4
pytest==7.0.1
pytest-cov==4.0.0
requests==2.27.1
six==1.17.0
timerit==1.1.0
tomli==1.2.3
typing_extensions==4.1.1
-e git+https://github.com/Erotemic/ubelt.git@89085f148ace79aa0dfdc17383423e3dfe138017#egg=ubelt
urllib3==1.26.20
xdoctest==1.1.6
xxhash==3.2.0
zipp==3.6.0

name: ubelt
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2021.5.30=py36h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.3=he6710b0_2
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - pip=21.2.2=py36h06a4308_0
  - python=3.6.13=h12debd9_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=58.0.4=py36h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.37.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - attrs==22.2.0
      - charset-normalizer==2.0.12
      - codecov==2.1.13
      - coverage==6.2
      - idna==3.10
      - importlib-metadata==4.8.3
      - iniconfig==1.1.1
      - numpy==1.19.5
      - ordered-set==4.0.2
      - packaging==21.3
      - pluggy==1.0.0
      - progiter==2.0.0
      - py==1.11.0
      - pygments==2.14.0
      - pyparsing==3.1.4
      - pytest==7.0.1
      - pytest-cov==4.0.0
      - requests==2.27.1
      - six==1.17.0
      - timerit==1.1.0
      - tomli==1.2.3
      - typing-extensions==4.1.1
      - urllib3==1.26.20
      - xdoctest==1.1.6
      - xxhash==3.2.0
      - zipp==3.6.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/ubelt

tests/test_path.py::test_ensuredir_verbosity
tests/test_path.py::test_tempdir tests/test_path.py::test_augpath_identity tests/test_path.py::test_augpath_dpath tests/test_path.py::test_ensuredir_recreate
ubelt/util_path.py
ubelt/util_path.py