def indexof(coll, item, start=0, default=None):
    """Return the index of the item in the collection

    :param coll: iterable
    :param item: scalar
    :param start: (optional) The start index
    :default: The default value of the index if the item is not in the collection

    :returns: idx -- The index of the item in the collection

    >>> monties = ['Eric', 'John', 'Terry', 'Terry', 'Graham', 'Mickael']
    >>> indexof(monties, 'Terry')
    2

    >>> indexof(monties, 'Terry', start=3)
    3

    >>> indexof(monties, 'Terry', start=4) is None
    True

    """
    if item in coll[start:]:
        return list(coll).index(item, start)
    else:
        return default
