def parse_image_name(self, image):
        '''
            simply split the uri from the image. Singularity handles
            parsing of registry, namespace, image.
            
            Parameters
            ==========
            image: the complete image uri to load (e.g., docker://ubuntu) 

        '''
        self._image = image
        self.uri = self.get_uri(image)
        self.image = self.remove_uri(image)