Guessing Game

import random

secret_num = random.randint(1, 10)

guess = ""

tries_left = 5

while not(guess == str(secret_num)):

    guess = input("Enter the secret number: ")

    if guess == str(secret_num):

        #the number "6" should be 1 larger than the amount of tries you want to give the player

        tries = 6 - tries_left

        print("You win!!! You took " + str(tries) + " tries to guess the answer.")

    else:

        tries_left = tries_left - 1

        if tries_left <= 0:

            print("You lost... the secret number was " + str(secret_num))

            guess = str(secret_num)