Upsert List<SObject> With ExternalId No AllOrNothing Error Example

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    public static List<Database.UpsertResult> upsertListSObjectsWithExternalIdNoAllOrNothingErrorExample() {
        List<SObject> records = new List<SObject>();
        
        Account a = new Account(
            Name = 'Example Company',
            External_Id__c = 'ExampleCompany'
        );
        
        records.add(a);
        
        Schema.SObjectField f = Account.Fields.External_Id__c;
        
        /* this throws a runtime exception of 
         * System.TypeException: DML on generic List<SObject> only allowed for insert, update or delete
         */
        return Database.Upsert(records, f);
    }