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## Title

    [coremltools] "When 'convert_to' is neuralnetwork, the minimum deployment target must be at least ..." / "'convert_to' cannot be ... It must be 'mlprogram'" - target/format mismatch

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): mlprogram requires iOS15+ targets; neuralnetwork cannot be used with iOS15+ targets.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Other error fragments:
    - the minimum deployment target must be at least iOS15/macOS12/watchOS8/tvOS15
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apple/coremltools/db4dd46b64dcaa4c636c8360b5485c18828140d8/coremltools/converters/_converters_entry.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Validation of convert_to vs minimum_deployment_target.
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apple/coremltools/db4dd46b64dcaa4c636c8360b5485c18828140d8/docs-guides/source/target-conversion-formats.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Docs on ML program vs neural network formats.
    
    Search phrasings: coremltools convert_to cannot be neuralnetwork must be mlprogram; coremltools minimum deployment target must be at least iOS15
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "ValueError before conversion.",
      "context": "Product: Core ML Tools (coremltools)\nComponent: ct.convert argument validation\nOperation: ct.convert(..., convert_to=\"neuralnetwork\", minimum_deployment_target=ct.target.iOS15+) and variants\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: ValueError\nPackages: coremltools main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Incompatible combination of convert_to and minimum_deployment_target.",
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        "literal_error_text": "It must be 'mlprogram'"
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## Support assessment

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