def progress_iter(progress):
    '''
    Initialize and return a progress bar iter
    '''
    widgets = [progressbar.Percentage(), ' ', progressbar.Bar(), ' ', progressbar.Timer(), ' Returns: [', progressbar.Counter(), '/{0}]'.format(progress['minion_count'])]
    bar = progressbar.ProgressBar(widgets=widgets, maxval=progress['minion_count'])
    bar.start()
    return bar