[3.13] gh-128231: Use `runcode()` return value for failing early (GH-129488) (#130513)

gh-128231: Use `runcode()` return value for failing early (GH-129488)
(cherry picked from commit 7ed3dc6392613832f66c63507385b1da109cbf21)

Co-authored-by: Bartosz Sławecki <bartoszpiotrslawecki@gmail.com>