lives.py

while lives > 0:
    print(clue)
    print('Lives left: ' + heart_symbol * lives)
    guess = input('Guess a letter or the whole word: ')

    if guess == secret_word:
        guessed_word_correctly = True
        break

    if guess in secret_word:
        update_clue(guess, secret_word, clue)
    else:
        print('Incorrect. You lose a life')
        lives = lives - 1